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2016 Individual Challenges > DoodlePandas 2016 Challenge

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message 51: by HomeInMyShoes (new)

HomeInMyShoes | 2759 comments I missed my celebration. According to Goodreads I'm at 11,693 and according to my spreadsheet, I'm at 11,944. It's a ridiculous pace for me. I'm usually good for 20,000 +2,000 pages], but pages and books are pretty ridiculous statistics for me since they vary so much book to book and even given the same number of words in a book some are just harder to read. I've been lucky with a lot of very flowing and easy books this year. Only a couple of sluggards so far.

Crime and Punishment is shaping up to be a very long read. Even at 650 pages, it is reading very long. Only 80 pages in so far. I knew it would be a struggle, but I've been meaning to read more authors from Russia.


message 52: by DoodlePanda (new)

DoodlePanda | 1226 comments I didn't actually realize that GR tells you the number of pages you've read? lol


message 53: by MrsJoseph *grouchy*, Resident Book Pusher (new)

MrsJoseph *grouchy* (mrsjoseph) | 3289 comments Congrats!


message 54: by Orlok (new)

Orlok | 555 comments Nice! I'm not far off the 10,000 mark, and now you have set me a challenge as to how to celebrate (it won't be with a beardy man, that's all I'm saying...) :)


message 55: by DoodlePanda (new)

DoodlePanda | 1226 comments Finished What the Night Knows, which will be my W.

↪Bought but not forgotten (purchased before 2016) 6/10
↪Audiobooks listened 4/5
↪ Total number of pages: 10,608


message 56: by DoodlePanda (new)

DoodlePanda | 1226 comments Finished Carry the Ocean

↪ Buddy reads 4/5
↪ Total number of pages 10,876
↪ A book recommended by a family member


message 57: by DoodlePanda (new)

DoodlePanda | 1226 comments Finished Zero.

Z
↪ Total 11,123 pages
↪ Science fiction in SFE


message 58: by DoodlePanda (last edited Jun 07, 2016 01:59PM) (new)

DoodlePanda | 1226 comments Finished Cinder Glitches and Vessel which makes a total of 11,829 pages.

Vessel will count as V and 5/5 audiobook.


message 59: by HomeInMyShoes (new)

HomeInMyShoes | 2759 comments Nice. One sub-challenge down.


message 60: by DoodlePanda (new)

DoodlePanda | 1226 comments Hehe, yea, surprisingly! :D


message 61: by Christa, The Renewed (new)

Christa (christaw) | 1457 comments Nice! :)

I'm only... 7,000 pages behind you. :D


message 62: by MrsJoseph *grouchy*, Resident Book Pusher (new)

MrsJoseph *grouchy* (mrsjoseph) | 3289 comments Wow. Good job, Doodle!


message 63: by DoodlePanda (new)

DoodlePanda | 1226 comments Haha :D
Thanks :)
It's been going slow the last month, but at least I'm making some progress!


message 64: by DoodlePanda (last edited Jun 28, 2016 07:42AM) (new)

DoodlePanda | 1226 comments Finished Scarlet
A book based on a fairy tale

Finished Shaman King, Vol. 1: A Shaman in Tokyo
Manga read 10/20

Total number of pages now is 12,437

Edit Decided to have this as
↪ A book about a culture you're unfamiliar with


message 65: by Orlok (new)

Orlok | 555 comments Nicely done. I'm still looking for that fairy tale read, but I don't think this one's quite up my alley, if you know what I mean...?


message 66: by HomeInMyShoes (new)

HomeInMyShoes | 2759 comments ^I really liked Deathless.


message 67: by Nyssa, Series Addict (new)

Nyssa | 1569 comments DoodlePanda wrote: "Finished Scarlet
↪ A book based on a fairy tale

Finished Shaman King, Vol. 1: A Shaman in Tokyo
↪ Manga read 10/20

Total number of pages now is 12,437"


Hi DoodlePanda. :)

How do you create the arrows that you are using in your posts?


message 68: by Orlok (new)

Orlok | 555 comments HomeInMyShoes wrote: "^I really liked Deathless."

Thanks. I've added it as a possible option. Depends on the price :)


message 69: by DoodlePanda (new)

DoodlePanda | 1226 comments @Nyssa - I looked up the code online, but cant figure out how to type it here as it just turns into an arrow... But you can copy paste mine, that works too...

I used this webpage.
Click on "try it" next to the arrow you like, and somewhere there will be a code - it will be 7(?) symbols and numbers, i think they start with & and end with ;

Basically a bit of trial and error before I figured that one out :P


message 70: by Nyssa, Series Addict (last edited Jun 21, 2016 03:18PM) (new)

Nyssa | 1569 comments DoodlePanda wrote: "@Nyssa - I looked up the code online, but cant figure out how to type it here as it just turns into an arrow... But you can copy paste mine, that works too...

I used this webpage.
Click on "try ..."


Thank you!!


message 71: by DoodlePanda (new)

DoodlePanda | 1226 comments No problem, I hope I made some kind of sense... it's late and my brain is tired :P


message 72: by Nyssa, Series Addict (new)

Nyssa | 1569 comments DoodlePanda wrote: "No problem, I hope I made some kind of sense... it's late and my brain is tired :P"

I'll take my time and look through it. No worries, your tired brain is working just fine! lol


message 73: by DoodlePanda (last edited Jun 28, 2016 07:12AM) (new)

DoodlePanda | 1226 comments Finished Shaman King, Vol. 2: Kung-Fu Master and Shaman King, Vol. 3: The Lizard Man

↪ Total number of pages 12,829
↪ Manga read 12/20



message 74: by HomeInMyShoes (new)

HomeInMyShoes | 2759 comments On pace for 25,000+ pages is awesome.

I'm on pace to break my books and pages records this year, although that pace is going to level off pretty quick.


message 75: by DoodlePanda (last edited Jun 28, 2016 07:48AM) (new)

DoodlePanda | 1226 comments Finished Awoken Awoken (The Lucidites, #1) by Sarah Noffke


↪Total number of pages is now 13,143
↪ A book with a blue cover

Bought but not forgotten (purchased before 2016) 7/10


message 76: by DoodlePanda (new)

DoodlePanda | 1226 comments finished Cress: 13,143 + 560 = 13,703


message 77: by DoodlePanda (new)

DoodlePanda | 1226 comments Finished Insomnia: total pages now 14,619
Also counts as I in my A-Z, and "book over 600 pages in the SFE challenge.


message 78: by Christa, The Renewed (new)

Christa (christaw) | 1457 comments Nice! Did you enjoy it? It's been a while since I read it.


message 79: by DoodlePanda (new)

DoodlePanda | 1226 comments Yea its one of my favourite S. King. Not sure why :)
It was one of the first of his I read, and the very first I read in English, maybe that's why it's special.

Been ages since I read it, can't remember noticing the references to the Dark Tower before!

...and now i want to read the Dark Tower series :P


message 80: by DoodlePanda (new)

DoodlePanda | 1226 comments Finished Yesterday's Gone: Season One which makes total number of pages read so far 15,080.
It will also count as Y in my A-Z challenge!


message 81: by MrsJoseph *grouchy*, Resident Book Pusher (new)

MrsJoseph *grouchy* (mrsjoseph) | 3289 comments You're doing good!


message 82: by DoodlePanda (new)

DoodlePanda | 1226 comments Finished Eye of the Moonrat making total pages read so far 15,440.

It will also count as E in my A-Z challenge, and as "book bought but not forgotten"


message 83: by DoodlePanda (new)

DoodlePanda | 1226 comments Finished Kinesis
K in A-Z
Bought but not forgotten
Total number of pages now 15,891


message 84: by DoodlePanda (new)

DoodlePanda | 1226 comments Finished Messenger of the Dark Prophet A Finished Job From Hell

J in A-Z challenge
Bought but not forgotten (purchased before 2016) 10/10 FINISHED

Number of pages read so far is 16,681


message 85: by Orlok (new)

Orlok | 555 comments Yay! Another challenge bites the dust!


message 86: by DoodlePanda (new)

DoodlePanda | 1226 comments :D

I actually think I might finally finish a A-Z challenge too!!


message 87: by DoodlePanda (new)

DoodlePanda | 1226 comments Finished Nothing but the Black which will be my N in A-Z challenge


message 88: by DoodlePanda (new)

DoodlePanda | 1226 comments Finished The Last Survivors, which means my A-Z challenge is FINISHED!!! :D

Total number of pages read: 16,974


message 89: by Orlok (new)

Orlok | 555 comments Fantastic! Is it only the pages read challenge left?


message 90: by DoodlePanda (new)

DoodlePanda | 1226 comments Orlok wrote: "Fantastic! Is it only the pages read challenge left?"

Pretty much! Im missing a buddy read and some manga, but no too bothered really :)
And Ive kinda given up on the SFE... Lol


message 91: by Orlok (new)

Orlok | 555 comments Not 100% sure what the buddy read is, but I'm happy to help if that's what it's about :)


message 92: by DoodlePanda (last edited Nov 15, 2016 01:54AM) (new)

DoodlePanda | 1226 comments Buddy read is just reading a book with one or more people and discussing it as we go :) Just like a group read really, just smaller amount of people.
I've just felt like reading whatever I want, when I want, so it hasn't been a priority.

I'm not really bothered about it, I mainly had it as a challenge to try different things :)
But thanks for offering to help :D


message 93: by Orlok (new)

Orlok | 555 comments Thought it must be something like that.

I still haven't identified the "A book recommended by someone you just met" read. Getting desperate now - may have to go to our local library and just randomly ask one of the customers, or maybe a librarian.


message 94: by MrsJoseph *grouchy*, Resident Book Pusher (new)

MrsJoseph *grouchy* (mrsjoseph) | 3289 comments I hate all yall, lol.

I have only finished one. boooooo!


message 95: by DoodlePanda (new)

DoodlePanda | 1226 comments MrsJoseph wrote: "I hate all yall, lol.

I have only finished one. boooooo!"


Lol! We love you too :P ;)
As long as you're still enjoying the reading, who cares! :D


message 96: by MrsJoseph *grouchy*, Resident Book Pusher (new)

MrsJoseph *grouchy* (mrsjoseph) | 3289 comments :-D


message 97: by DoodlePanda (new)

DoodlePanda | 1226 comments Time to wrap this up I guess!

My goal for this year was 50, and I read 65 books :D

Summary of my challenges:

Bought but not forgotten (purchased before 2016) 10/10 FINISHED
Audiobooks listened 11/5 FINISHED
Buddy reads 5/5 FINISHED
Manga read 12/20 -> I was really into manga at the start of the year and then kinda went off it...

Got a little over half way on the Something for Everyone challenge, which I'm ok with... I don't think it was really for me as it had too many posts with stuff I would't normally read. And I hit a reading slump (again), which led me to read only things I knew I would like.

Total number of pages read is 17,938


message 98: by Nyssa, Series Addict (new)

Nyssa | 1569 comments Congratulations, Panda!! May your 2017 be filled with lots of Great reads!


message 99: by DoodlePanda (new)

DoodlePanda | 1226 comments Nyssa wrote: "Congratulations, Panda!! May your 2017 be filled with lots of Great reads!"

Thanks! You too! :D


message 100: by Orlok (new)

Orlok | 555 comments Well done Doodles and Happy New Year!


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